NINE Scottish Labour officials have left their posts amid an alleged gagging order was issued by the party on Gaza.
Office bearers in Glasgow Kelvin have quit after calling for the cessation of Israeli military action.The Labour leader has repeatedly insisted Israel has a right to defend itself, within international law.Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar was said to have been “unhappy” with Starmer’s comments on Wednesday, according to the Record.
“Immediately after publication of the meeting agenda, party officials wrote to all CLPs saying that 'any motions' about Gaza would be 'out of order and should not be debated at party meetings'.” “We believe that the emergency motion which was submitted for debate was perfectly valid, and we refute any suggestion by party officials that the mere discussion of the Gaza situation would be 'prejudicial or grossly detrimental to the Labour Party'.“We cannot fulfil this aim if we are forced to shut down discussion, and we refuse to be part of a party machinery which stifles democracy.
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